Well, my friends, another hurdle down, really just a few more games until we reach those mighty, elusive World Cup Qualifiers, where the 14 best players of the tournament can finally battle it out on Classic in hopes of earning that berth in the 6-player, traditional risk-taking-style World Cup Final!

Indeed, I would like to take this time to apologize for the minor delays we have had in this competition. I had hoped for the Cup to end before Christmas, but it looks like I'll have to call on my good friend "2013" and ask the new year to be so kind as to allow the Qualifiers to run. Wouldn't be so bad, would it? A new year, dreams and hopes high...

So, I expect the Qualifiers to begin around January 1, and the overall tourney to conclude in February, a month or two over schedule.

Regardless, you need not fear abandonment, my friends. It is never good to really abandon anything, except for a sinking ship, and play WILL continue. None of WC4J's will ever abandon. Ever. You'll see.

Stay tuned for more updates as the final league games in North America and Europe conclude.

Well, perfect timing, the last of the 5-player NA games has finished, so we're on to the second phase of the North American League Finals. Once that finishes, it's time for the world stage--Classic map World Qualifiers!

will_mp40 has failed to join the World Cup Qualifier Game 12338205. As a result, in an effort to conserve tournament time, I have randomly determined a player from the corresponding European League from which puppydog85 advanced from to replace him.

List of Players Who Lost in European League Finals1. CashPills2. Armandolas3. Madstuthe1st4. deantursx5. Milen836. rosco23

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

5

Timestamp: 2013-02-17 00:27:39 UTC

As a result, Milen83 continues play in place of puppydog85.

Best of luck for all those in the Qualifiers!

Last edited by WorldCup4James on Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Round 1 saw North American dominance as the two players advancing came from not only the North American League, but also, incidentally, reside in the USA. They both took the victories in Games A and B, and so we now continue to the second round, of 6-player Standard games on Classic.

The format remains the same,

The remaining 12 split into 2 games of 6 players apiece.

Winners join in on the Final.

Finally, the last 10 fight on against in 2 games of 5 players.

Those winners sneak into the Final as well as the last of the 6 finalists.

Here's the randomization for the 6-player games.

The below list is the same as used in Round 1, except the winners have been removed and Milen83 has replaced inactive will_mp40's place on the list.

In both the games of Round 2, the red-colored players triumphed and won their berths in the Final (overlander and cooldeals). Onwards we go, to the third and last round before the Final; 2 5-player Standard games on Classic!

The format remains the same,

The remaining 10 split into 2 games of 5 players apiece.

Winners join in on the Final.

Here's the randomization for the 5-player games.

The below list is the same as used in Round 2, except the winners have been removed.

I have sent out the Final Game (all that was left). Good luck to the 6 of us participating. It is a winner take all game.

I am unable to edit WorldCup4James posts so I'll just have to post something special for whoever wins at the end of the thread.

Also if WorldCup4James comes back anytime lets give him a hand for sending out the first 411 games on this. I am only sending 1 to finish it off, so I don't deserve any credit. I'm really just dying of anticipation to see who wins the World Cup!